‘A Day Without Latinos’ draws thousands to Wisconsin state Capitol to protest immigration bills

*Twenty thousand Latinos went to the Wisconsin state capitol to protest two immigration laws. They closed streets, filled the capitol rotunda and spilled out onto the capitol grounds. VL

By Ogechi Emechebe, The Capital Times (2.4 minute read)

Thousands of students, workers, families and allies flocked to the state Capitol Thursday morning to protest two immigration bills being considered by state Legislature. The movement, called “A Day Without Latinos and Immigrants,” quickly became a national trend on Twitter.

Downtown streets were closed off. According to the Madison Police Department, the crowd was estimated at about 20,000 people at its peak.

Some protesters came from other cities and suburbs across the state. The rally was in response to bills some consider to be discriminatory towards Latinos and immigrants.

The first bill, SB 533, would prevent towns and counties from issuing photo ID cards, with the exception of employee ID cards, cards for vendors or contractors and cards required to use services and facilities like transit systems.

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